A 25-year-old woman has been been sentenced to 18 months in prison by the Adenta Circuit Court for stabbing a tailor in the neck with a broken bottle.
Ayisha Attoman, who is a launderer, was charged with causing harm to the tailor, Tetteh Adzidoboh, and pleaded guilty.
She claimed that Adzidoboh beat her son while they were playing.
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Attoman, however, got offended by the complainant’s action and engaged him in a fight.
The court presided over by Mrs. Sedinam Awo Kwadam, sentenced Attoman on her own plea.
In imposing the sentence, the court recognized the gravity of the injury she caused the complainant, but determined that she was a first-time offender, and she pleaded guilty to the charge on her appearance.
The court ruled that Attoman’s one-and-a-half-year-old child be placed in the custody of her relatives.
It further ordered the Department of Social Welfare to furnish the court with a written report on the challenges concerning Attoman’s son.
The prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Anim Darko, stated that the complainant, Tetteh Adzidoboh, is a tailor from “Abenwoha” Adenta. Attoman also lives in the same area.
Adzidoboh went to a pub in Abenwoha on June 19, 2024, at around ten in the morning, to wait for a friend who had sewed his clothes.
The prosecution claims that Attoman brought her one-and-a-half-year-old son to the same pub, and because of their friendship, bought Adzidoboh a drink.
After a while, Attoman’s son and Adzidoboh reportedly started playing together.
The prosecution said Attoman became enraged and attacked Adzidoboh for beating her child.
The court heard that witnesses on the scene intervened and separated Attoman and Adzidoboh.
Adzidoboh was escorted out of the bar, while Attoman was asked to stay until tempers cooled.
The prosecution said Attoman stepped out of the bar and engaged Adzidoboh in a fierce fight, stabbing him in the neck.
Adzidoboh sustained injuries and was sent to the hospital for treatment.
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Attoman admitted to the offence during the interrogation.
